Outnumbered and outgunned, Captain Ackermann ordered his ship to disengage at 08:12. In return, the Russians landed one heavy caliber shell on Yavuz's forecastle, and another on her forward armoured belt. One near miss on Evstafi sent a cascade of water over the flying bridge, drenching Admiral Eberhardt and his staff. The Ottoman battlecruiser fired 160 11-inch (279 mm) shells in the ensuing engagement, but scored no hits and caused no damage. He soon realized his mistake when Tri Sviatitelia and Panteleimon joined the Russian battle line. Ackermann believed this to be the bombardment detail, though he was confused as to why he was facing three battleships instead of two. Ackermann was unaware of this, and ran right into the squadron.ДЄt 07:53 hours, Eberhardt's force met Yavuz sailing along a parallel course. The protected cruiser Pamiat Merkuria then spotted Yavuz and reported it to the fleet, giving the bombardment force time to break off before it was sighted.Д¬ruising 25 miles (40 km) off of the Bosphorus at 5 knots (9.3 km/h) was Russian Admiral Andrei Eberhardt's covering force, consisting of the newer pre-dreadnoughts Evstafi (the flagship), Ioann Zlatoust, and Rostislav. The torpedo boat proceeded to engage the minesweepers but was forced to withdraw under heavy fire from the battleships. Captain Ackermann promptly set his ship on a course to intercept at 26 knots (48 km/h). The Ottoman torpedo boat Numune-i Hamiyet, acting as a guard ship at the mouth of the Bosphorus, sighted the bombardment force and radioed a warning to Yavuz. This consisted of the obsolete pre-dreadnoughts Tri Sviatitelia and Panteleimon, the seaplane carriers Almaz and Imperator Alexander I, as well as a screen of destroyers and minesweepers. Early on the morning of May 10, a bombardment force detached from the Russian squadron in order to attack the Bosphorus forts. The battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim, under Captain Richard Ackermann, immediately put to sea in order to intercept the Russians. On May 9, 1915, a Russian squadron attacked Ottoman shipping between Kozlu and Eregli, sinking four steamers and many sailing ships.

After a brief exchange of fire the Ottomans withdrew. The Action of was a naval encounter between the Russian pre-dreadnought squadron and the Ottoman battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selimin the Black Sea. The Action of was a naval encounter between the Russian pre-dreadnought squadron and the Ottoman battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim in the Black Sea Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History

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